Science: You Can Do It
A 15 year old, who said that, at one time, he did not even know we had a pancreas, invented a low-cost method for testing …
Technology
The Importance of Mathematics: An Example
The Lake Peigneur salt dome drilling disaster, which you can read about on Wikipedia and see on YouTube (and on EducatedEarth.com), demonstrates the importance and …
Klaus Nordby, Tutor (Software and Graphics)
On his Website, he says: Personal software tutoring via Internet phone Expert hands-on tutoring in Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and other graphics stuff I like to …
Human Comfort in Thrall to Science
This brief account of the history of AC in Texas illustrates the development and integration of knowledge, and that physical science is not –as most …
An Early Computer
Check out the first working model of Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 2. HT: Paul L. The Statistics Dictionary says on Answers.com about Charles Babbage: (1792–1871; …
Picturing a Molecule: the Power of Math and Science
In”Single molecule, one million times smaller than a grain of sand, pictured for first time” (7:39 PM, 28th August 2009), Claire Bates writes: It may …
Happy Birthday Oil!!
Oil 150 says: From medicine to jet fuel, the oil industry has not only powered progress, but transformed the world. It all began in the …
How a Differential Gear Works
The instructive video from the 1930s was an “Around the Corner” presentation of the Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Sales Corporation, and was produced by …
Earth Day/Earth Hour Pro and Con
Some want us to turn out our lights and turn off our electricity. Some want lights on and electricity in use. Mr. Don Boudreaux says …
Holiday vs. Holiday
Holiday: Earth Hour. See also…most news outlets and numerous Websites. vs. Holiday: The Competitive Enterprise Institute has an awe-inspiring video to celebrate Human Achievement Hour. …